This past Friday, BFA Fairfax 7th grader Wyeth Haddock participated in the 2017 Vermont State National Geographic Geo-Bee Competition at Castleton University in Castleton, Vermont. Wyeth achieved this opportunity by beating out 10 students at BFA Fairfax Geo-Bee in January and then passing an online assessment. According to the contest website, each year thousands of … Continue reading BFA Fairfax Student Competes in Vermont State National Geographic Bee
BFA 6th Grade Participates in Cutting-Edge Science and Gamification Research
This spring 6th-grade students at BFA Fairfax Middle School are participating in a unique research opportunity sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. The project, Playing with Data, is a three-year research and … Continue reading BFA 6th Grade Participates in Cutting-Edge Science and Gamification Research
Hacking High School Redesign
What is the “curriculum” for high school redesign? What do we need to know and be able to do to move our high schools to be more equitable and challenging, student-centered, proficiency-based learning environments? Those are some of the questions addressed at a recent conference sponsored by The New England Secondary Schools Consortium in Hartford, Connecticut. … Continue reading Hacking High School Redesign
Students Demonstrate Clear and Effective Communication Proficiencies in GEMS Culture Fair
Do our sixth-grade students know how to communicate clearly and effectively? You bet! Last Friday, 70 sixth-graders presented their findings on different cultures from around the world during the annual GEMS Culture Fair. Posters with all kinds of information were on display for visitors. Music filled the background as people of all ages (first grade … Continue reading Students Demonstrate Clear and Effective Communication Proficiencies in GEMS Culture Fair
FWSU Amplifies Personalized Learning for Professionals
The FWSU Deeper Learning Institute is an action research model for professional learning which uses the Plan-Do-Study-Act Model.
BFA Fairfax Grooves into “Music In Our Schools Month” with UVM Top Cats!
On March 9, the UVM Top Cats performed at all-school morning meeting for the elementary school. The UVM Top Cats are the University of Vermont’s only all-male A Cappella group on campus. Staff and students in grades PreK-5 had the opportunity to watch this fantastic performance! Through coordination with elementary music teacher Sarah Wolff, and … Continue reading BFA Fairfax Grooves into “Music In Our Schools Month” with UVM Top Cats!
Being Mindful at Fletcher Elementary
This popular graphic pops up on the Internet almost daily attached to some social media post. Although aimed at adults, the concept of the “stuffed brain” is even more present for children. Tracey Godin, MC Baker, Sandi Simmons, and Amy MacBeth, educators at Fletcher Elementary School, wanted to use the unique Launch FWSU opportunity to … Continue reading Being Mindful at Fletcher Elementary
Reader’s Theater Develops Fluency Through Drama Productions
Students in Mrs. Knapp’s fourth-grade class have participated in Reader’s Theater productions since the beginning of the school year, and this past Thursday, their talents shined in front of the school and the community during All-School Morning Meeting. Reader's Theater is a means of developing fluency, in which students participate in skits and plays … Continue reading Reader’s Theater Develops Fluency Through Drama Productions
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